Daily Archives: April 28, 2006

George Gilder, Michael Milken, and the imp of the polymathic perverse

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 28, 2006

David Weinberger participated in a panel at the Ninth Annual Milken Institute Global Conference this week, and it rankled me. Rather than ask him what he was doing hobnobbing with billionaire felons, I sought the answer elsewhere. I think I found it in George Gilder’s book: Telecosm – the World after Bandwidth Abundance. George Gilder [...]

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Wisconsin Whip

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 28, 2006

[cross posted at Wisconsin Coalition for Network Neutrality] Network Neutrality legislation is already convoluted. It frames the conflict between the telcos and the cable companies, with AT&T and friends seeking a legislative mandate for competition in video distribution markets that cable companies currently dominate. Public utilities franchises, the Commerce Clause of the constitution, rules governing [...]

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Fighting Duckies!

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 28, 2006

At this time of year, I like to watch the birdies fighting. They fluff their feathers at each other and then comes the squawking and close-in pushing and pulling and then, and then… well not much happens then, but all that feather ruffling and pushing and pulling is quite exciting for me. I like to [...]

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